Religion: Air for Atheists

Ardent atheists with a proselyting itch got a greenish light from the
Federal Communications Commission. Disbelievers, the FCC ruled, were
entitled to all the radio time they could get.

After unsuccessfully badgering three California radio stations for an
opportunity to air his atheism, a retired Palo Alto court reporter
named Robert Harold Scott had petitioned the FCC to revoke the
stations' licenses. For 16 months the FCC juggled this hot potato.
Finally, it denied Scott's petition, but said in the course of a
2,500-word decision: "Freedom of religious belief necessarily carries
with if freedom to disbelieve, and freedom of speech means freedom...